Cats, cats, cats
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Kath, I don't know what's in that stuff, but it sure makes them wild, and as you said, then very,very sleepy.
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I went into the shelter sick bay one evening to do medications. A big cat named Freeway had been let loose to get some exercise. He had found a big plastic container of catnip, chewed out the bottom, scattered it all over the floor and was rolling in it. The other cats were watching with jealous expressions.
I read that only 50% of cats like catnip. The others have no reaction to it at all.
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Freeway sounds quite exceptional!! I have also read that not all cats like catnip. Mine, like Freeway, roll around in loose catnip, making them a mess and the rug ready for the dreaded vacuum.
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Freeway sounds like Arthur. We have given up keeping the dried catnip as he chews through any packaging if we forget to put it away. He also does the same with cat food pouches. We have to be careful to always lock them into the cupboard otherwise he will chew into the whole lot and mop the floor with gravy'n'cat-food.
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Feline, That would be an awful thing to come home to. We kept catnip in the freezer. Our Marmelade managed to get catnip from the top shelf in the kitchen. I need a step stool to reach it!
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Oh, they are ever so clever and determined to get at that catnip.
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Ricky... not quite sure what's on his mind here0 -
Who me!? No, no just looking, honestly mom.
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that's says "sprinkle the cat nip and nobody gets hurt"!!! Lmao
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Two of the neighborhood ferals who have adopted us. It's very interesting watching them.
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GAMomma, I think you're on target there!! He looks more intimidating than he really is.Kath, are the feral cats related?
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I took my foster cat, Chewey, to the vet yesterday for a blood draw to see how his hyperthyroid meds are doing. OMG!! He was awful! They had to wrap his front end in a towel and hold him down to get to his rear leg for the blood draw. He refused to let them apply pressure afterward and lost more blood from that. He absolutely refused to let the vet look in his mouth. I am so glad I'm not his vet. The vet's giving me some stuff and I'm supposed to clean his ears. Hahahaha. When I picked him up, they thought he was 15 and a hospice case. I think he's around 10 and will live another 5 years.
I'm used to my cat who just purrs thru the whole thing. I guess now I know how lucky I am.
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Wren, that sounds like a very stressful visit to the vet. Is Chewey a stray who was brought to the shelter? My local vet does work for our shelter and has to knock out the very freaked out cats for the safety of both cat and human! How did you get Chewey into the carrier? We had feral cats that we took care of (they became barn cats) and became very fond of.
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Not sure if they're related. I think she (in the flower pot) is younger than he is. If she is the only one on the porch when I put food out, she usually goes and gets him. Reminds me of the time she had her first litter.
Wow, glad I didn't have to take Chewey to the vet. Trauma all around.
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kath love the plant pot cat. Who knows what will grow there!
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How sweet that the flower-pot kitty gets her companion when it's time to eat... very bonded.
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Oh, That's how that works.
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Lol! ...unfortunately, not in my household!!
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Chewey was brought into the shelter by people who said he'd been hanging around their house. He is/was very thin and his coat is still matted underneath. He had a microchip, but the owners didn't come get him. Wife wanted to but husband didn't. He isn't that hard to get into the carrier, fortunately. Of course, if he connects with always going to the vet, it might become harder. The shelter thought he was 15yo, but he was chipped 10yrs ago, so I think he's younger. He was expected to be a hospice kitty, but he's so lively he may be adoptable 'with problems'. There are some dedicated people who will take elderly ill cats to give them a comfortable loving send off. There's an Old Dog Haven here and I think we need the same for cats.
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Called after Chewbacca?
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Who knows? He doesn't seem to chew things up.
Yesterday the shelter got a 28yo cat named Nutmeg. The owners said they couldn't afford vet care. So I googled the world's oldest cat: 31yo and also named Nutmeg. Maybe the name has something to do with it. We previously had a 20yo who was adopted twice. The first adopter was trying to replace her departed cat. That rarely works.
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Wow.... 28 is pretty uncommon!!
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I think I will change my name to Nutmeg.
Maybe the name Nutmeg is connected to the cats' color, and the color gene is connected to longevity genes?
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Wow that is a fantastic feline age. LOng life and happiness to Nutmeg. So hope he can get adopted for his retirement.
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Lorenzo doing what cats do well....0 -
Wouldn't it be great to be as flexible as a cat?
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Angie, cat yoga (she's sound asleep)0 -
haha imagine waking up after that if we were Angie.. if I fall asleep with tv on I wake up in pain..lol
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I know.... it doesn't look like the most comfortable position!
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